Why Astrology Speaks to Me

For as long as I can remember, I’ve felt like an outsider—like maybe I landed here by mistake. I didn’t fit into the mold my family expected, and I often wondered if something was wrong with me. I questioned everything. I couldn’t follow belief systems just because I was told to. Religion, politics—none of it felt like home unless it made sense to my soul. I needed something deeper. Something real.

Then, as a teenager, I discovered astrology. Not the kind of astrology found in daily horoscopes or fortune-cookie predictions—but the deeper, older language of the cosmos. This wasn’t about vague advice or guessing games. It was about patterns. Psychology. Symbolism. Soul.

What I found was a mirror—one that didn’t reflect what the world expected of me, but who I truly was beneath all the noise. It gave shape to my intensity. Language for my emotions. Understanding for my inner contradictions. It felt like stumbling onto a map… one that had been written just for me.

Over time, astrology became more than a tool—it became a compass. A sacred framework to help navigate life’s chaos with a bit more grace and clarity. And most of all, it helped me feel less alone.

Here on The Sanctuary Within, I’m opening up this part of my journey. Not as a belief system to follow, but as an invitation to explore. To ask deeper questions. To find comfort in knowing that maybe there is a design to all of this—and a way for your soul to recognize its own reflection in the stars.